英语词汇“canary”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	canary
释义	Trends of canary View usage for: canary (kəneəri) Word forms: plural canaries countable noun Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully and are often kept as pets. canary in British English (kəˈnɛərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -naries 1. a small finch, Serinus canaria, of the Canary Islands and Azores: a popular cagebird noted for its singing. Wild canaries are streaked yellow and brown, but most domestic breeds are pure yellow 2. canary yellow 3. Australian history a convict 4. archaic a sweet wine from the Canary Islands similar to Madeira 5. a canary in the coalmine Word origin C16: from Old Spanish canario of or from the Canary Islands canary in American English (kəˈnɛri) nounWord forms: plural caˈnaries 1. a small, yellow finch (Serinus canaria) native to the Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Azores 2. canary yellow 3. a fortified wine similar to Madeira, made in the Canary Islands 4. a lively 16th-cent. Spanish or French court dance 5. Slang a squealer; informer Word origin Fr canarie < Sp canario < L Canaria (insula), Canary (island), lit., island of dogs < canis dog (see hound1): so called from its large dogs Image of canary © Eric Isselee, Shutterstock Examples of 'canary' in a sentence canary Angelica wore boots up to her thighs and a fringed leather shirt down to her knees, and her hair was canary yellow. Weldon, Fay SPLITTING (2002) She was painted canary yellow, commissioned by an art historian from Berkshire and named Hope. Philip Marsden THE MAIN CAGES (2002) But no, canary yellow, it seems, is the most boring colour you can have. various & introduction by Deirdre Chapman A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990 (2002) She was yellow as a canary when she got here, from jaundice, we thought. Michael Gruber TROPIC OF NIGHT (2002) Word lists with canary bird, Wines In other languages canary British English: canary /kəˈnɛərɪ/ NOUN Canaries are small yellow birds which sing beautifully. American English: canary Arabic: كَنَاريّ Brazilian Portuguese: canário Chinese: 金丝雀 Croatian: kanarinac Czech: kanár Danish: kanariefugl Dutch: kanarie European Spanish: canario Finnish: kanarialintu French: canari German: Kanarienvogel Greek: καναρίνι Italian: canarino Japanese: カナリア Korean: 카나리아 Norwegian: kanarifugl Polish: kanarek European Portuguese: canário Romanian: canar Russian: канарейка Latin American Spanish: canario Swedish: kanariefågel Thai: นกขมิ้น Turkish: kanarya Ukrainian: канаркa Vietnamese: chim hoàng yến All related terms of 'canary' bush canary a small bush bird , Finschia novaeseelandiae , of South Island , New Zealand canary seed a mixture of various kinds of seeds for feeding cagebirds canary grass any of various grasses of the genus Phalaris, esp P . canariensis, that is native to Europe and N Africa and has straw-coloured seeds used as birdseed canary yellow Something that is canary yellow is a light yellow in colour. Grand Canary an island in the Atlantic , in the Canary Islands: part of the Spanish province of Las Palmas . Capital: Las Palmas. Pop: 771 333 (2002 est). Area: 1533 sq km (592 sq miles) canary creeper a climbing plant, Tropaeolum peregrinum, similar to the nasturtium but with smaller yellow flowers and lobed leaves Canary Islands a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the NW coast of Africa, forming an Autonomous Community of Spain . Capital: Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife . Pop: 1 944 700 (2003 est) climate canary a human being or other living organism whose lack of health indicates environmental problems , reminiscent of the way in which live canaries were once used to detect the presence of poisonous gas in coal mines reed canary grass a related plant, Phalaris arundinacea, used as fodder throughout the N hemisphere have kittens to be extremely worried or upset by something a canary in the coalmine something that acts as an early warning of a problem or danger birdseed a mixture of various kinds of seeds for feeding cagebirds Chinese translation of 'canary' canary (kəˈnɛərɪ) n (c) 金丝(絲)雀 (jīnsīquè) (只, zhī)
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